TJ Olsen

Following his graduation from Seotn hall university in South Orange NJ, TJ Olsen served as the reviews and later music editor at Beyond Race Magazine where he also served as an accounts manager taking responsibility for all elements of the publications live events, activations and festival engagements.

Following the closure of the publication during a major decline in ad revenue across the publishing industry, Olsen worked in social media and tech for various start ups before striking out on his own branded as TJO Presents, as a freelance writer, creative consultant, access consultant, artist developement specialist and booking regional and national tours for emerging musical talent. In 2018 he joined the management team at Project Parlor, a beloved local bar and event space in Bedford Stuyvesant Brooklyn where he has called home for nearly 15 years. In an act of astonishing confidence or foolishness he and his business partners opened Bar Freda a fully appointed bar and live music venue in Ridgewood Queens in October of 2020. TJO Presents recently relaunched offering consulting services to artists in cooperation with several other indipendent agencies and consultants.

Olsen a life long New York City resident currently resides in Bed Stuy where he lives with his partner in the most New York dwelling ever, directly above both a bagel shop and pizzeria.